Arc 1
My World Consist Only of You (12)
The two teenagers were shocked. Gu Jianan was lifted from the water and finally had a chance to breathe. He lifted his head and saw Ye Chen standing in front of him, facing the person who hurt him, like an angry little leopard.
“Who are you?”
One of the teenagers looked at Ye Chen and frowned. The housemaid eventually came in and spoke anxiously, “Ye-xiaojie, this is Yan-jia. How can you just break in like this?”
“What?” Ye Chen sneered and glared at the housemaid, “I am not allowed to break in? Must I let them beat people indiscriminately?”
“Let me tell you this, assholes. If you don’t stop this kind of attitude today, I’ll make sure you are finished!”
“Finished?” One of the teenagers sneered back and slapped Gu Jianan in the face, “I want to see how you’ll deal with me! I’m not going to stop, I’m going to hit him. What can you do?!”
Ye Chen’s mind was buzzing. Her calmness had left her long ago. The moment she saw Gu Jianan’s face drawn by the teenager, she directly lifted the vase in her hand and smashed it to his head.
The teenager’s head was smashed and it bled immediately. He was completely angered. The two people ganged up at Ye Chen. The system quickly gave Ye Chen the knowledge of “Basic Martial Arts” and yelled anxiously, “Host, warn me first, ah! You scared this baby to death”
Ye Chen ignored the system. She fought with two teenagers without reckless abandon. She got the knowledge of “Basic Martial Arts” from the system just now and could draw a tie with them. In order to create an advantage, she practically picked up and smashed everything in her way. However, the other party was stronger than her, so she grabbed her hair and smashed her to the wall when her guard was down.
Gu Jianan listened to the noise next to him and opened his eyes with difficulty. He saw Ye Chen being grabbed and smashed against the wall.
She never seemed to think about herself.
Her feelings seemed to have always been so devoted to everything, in spite of everything. She wanted to be nice to him, so she was devotedly nice to him..
In this world, there would never be such a stupid person; there would be only one of such a stupid Ye Chen. Even if it was Yan Liang who adopted him, it was difficult to give him such pure affection as Ye Chen’s.
He moved his hand and struggled to stand up. A teenager who was fighting with Ye Chen saw him stand up and throw the glass bottle in his hand to him. Ye Chen’s body was faster than her brain. She threw herself toward Gu Jianan and stood in front of him.
The bottle hit Ye Chen’s head with a muffled sound, and blood flowed from Ye Chen’s head. Gu Jianan helped the shaking Ye Chen, and Yan Liang roared from the door: “What are you doing! ”
The two teenagers who were caught throwing things to them changed their faces on the spot. Gu Jianan propped himself up and looked at Ye Chen, who was in pain and trying so hard just to breathe.
“Does it hurt?” He said hoarsely. Ye Chen originally wanted to tell him it hurt, but as soon as she looked up and met his concerned gaze, her wound wasn’t hurting anymore.
“It doesn’t hurt,” She subconsciously answered him. In her mind, the man in front of her was just a teenager, and she was his protector. She was afraid that he would worry, “It’s nothing. Don’t be afraid.”
Gu Jianan didn’t speak. He took her to bandage the wound. Ye Chen pushed him away. Covered the wound with blood on her face, she aggrievedly looked at Yan Liang, “Yan-shushu, did you know this was happening under your roof? You adopted Gu Jianan and let him live like this?”
Yan Liang’s face didn’t look good. He turned to look at the two teenagers and said angrily, “What are you two doing? Why would you hit people?”
“It’s not—…” the taller teenager defended, “He— He provoked us first. He was the one who hit us first!”
“He hit you first?” Yan Liang smiled angrily. “Tell me, then. Why did he do it?”
Both of them instantly shut their mouths. Gu Jianan stared at Ye Chen who was standing in front of him and shot a demanding look at him. She wanted him to explain the cause to Yan Liang. Finally, he explained, “They want to use my computer to play. I didn’t agree. They scolded me as a bitch, not a person of Yan-jia. They said that I’m shameless because my parents died on purpose to facilitate me to come to Yan-jia and rob its property. “
With that said, Gu Jianan set his gaze on Yan Liang’s face, his expression numb: “I don’t care if they grab my computer, I don’t care if they say I’m an outsider, I don’t care if they scold me and beat me or steal my things, but I don’t like people scolding my parents, let alone their attitude towards my friends.”
While talking, Gu Jianan walked up to the two teenagers and looked at the teenager who threw the bottle at Ye Chen. The teenager was a little guilty by Gu Jianan, and he averted his gaze, “Liar! You scolded us first! You sai—”
Before he finished speaking, Gu Jianan lifted the last vase in the room and slammed it on the teenager’s head with a loud ”bang“.
There was an exclamation from the surrounding area, but Gu Jianan was expressionless. He turned around and returned to Ye Chen’s side. He held Ye Chen’s hand and said indifferently: “Let’s go. The wound needs to be bandaged. ”
Ye Chen didn’t expect Gu Jianan to be so frank. Everyone around him was stupefied. When Ye Chen was out of her trance. She was already on the bed and Gu Jianan was bandaging her wounds. Yan Liang reacted and grabbed the two teenagers, “Both of you! Come out with me! ”
The two teenagers supported each other and dared not to say anything else. They obediently trailed behind Yan Liang. At this time, Ye Chen noticed that Ye Min had been standing at the bathroom door with an extremely weak sense of existence.
Ye Min looked at Ye Chen with a complicated expression. She was silent for a long time before she said, “Jie[1]…”
“Get out of here.” Ye Chen was really scared of her. She didn’t dare to offend those who have the Female Lead Aura. What if Gu Jianan fell in love with her just by hearing her voice?
So, she spoke quickly and Ye Min was taken aback. She snorted and slammed the door when she went out.
Gu Jianan was drenched, but his priority was to dress Ye Chen’s wounds.
He wiped Ye Chen’s face clean with a handkerchief. The heavy makeup was wiped off, revealing her plain face. Then, he carefully disinfected the wound with alcohol. Ye Chen hissed in pain, and Gu Jianan glanced up at her, “Don’t be stupid like this in the future. ”
“That can’t do,” Ye Chen said while inhaling in pain, “You’re being beaten.”
Gu Jianan was silent.
He wouldn’t tell her that he was deliberately letting them beat him.
He put a tracker on Yan Liang’s phone. He already knew Yan Liang’s return in advance and deliberately provoked those teenagers. He also hit them first after he sent a message asking for help to Yan Liang.
But, these kinds of dark things, he wouldn’t let her know. After quietly dressing her wound, he heard her ask, “Why do they beat you? Do they often beat you? Does Yan Liang know?”
“They are the nephews of Yan Liang’s wife,” Gu Jianan answered indifferently, “Before I came, their parents told them that Yan Liang had no children. They said they will inherit Yan Liang’s property in the future, so they always regarded Yan-jia as their own home. Yan Liang loves his wife and is very tolerant of them because of it. On weekdays, they went in and out of Yan Jia at will. As a result, after I came and Yan Liang announced that I am his heir, they regarded me as an enemy. Everything in this room used to belong to them, but now this room belongs to me. Yet, they haven’t gotten rid of their habit of randomly touching my things.”
The two teenagers deliberately excluded and bullied him. They often said some hurtful words to urge him to leave Yan-jia. He always treated them as if they didn’t exist, but he also had his line that they shouldn’t cross.
He hated it when others touched his things. He hated it very much.
Ye Chen listened attentively and couldn’t help feeling distressed, “Did you tell Yan Liang?”
Gu Jianan didn’t answer. Why should he tell Yan Liang? If he told Yan Liang, then Yan Liang would only scold them. After the scolding? They would be unrepentant and make it worse for him. Yan Liang kept spoiling and avoiding the problem. If not, how would he haven’t cut off the privileges of these two people to enter and exit Yan-jia at will?”
Prior to this incident, Gu Jianan had done several scenes where they would beat him and were caught by Yan Liang. But, the previous few times were just about trivial matters. He knew that Yan Liang had seen it, but Gu Jianan kept silent. He insisted on putting the white lotus design of “I will carry the grievances on my own.”
He was watching their move, he must push those two out at the same time. That’s why he waited until this moment.
Seeing that Gu Jianan didn’t answer, Ye Chen assumed that Gu Jianan must have felt wronged. Just after the wound was wrapped up, she declared solemnly, “Jianan, don’t worry. I’ll vent your anger for you. ”
With that said, Ye Chen grabbed Gu Jianan and led him to Yan Liang aggressively. Yan Liang had already scolded those people and sent them away. When he saw Ye Chen, he was taken aback. Ye Chen looked at Yan Liang coldly, “Yan-shushu, what are you going to do with those two young masters?”
“I have already scolded them—”
“Oh, you scolded them. So, it’s over? Just like that?” Ye Chen scoffed, “Don’t you know why they beat Gu Jianan? They think Gu Jianan is an outsider, not the young master of Yan-jia. You adopted him, yet they can bully him at will. They bully him today, and you scold them. Then what about tomorrow? Do all of you Yan-jia’s people regard Gu Jianan is a soft persimmon that can be bullied at will?”
“My parents don’t like me, but I’m still a Young Miss of Ye-jia. Don’t you remember they also moved me? Yan-shushu. If you don’t want to raise a child from the bottom of your heart, then don’t raise it. If you don’t give us a statement today, I’ll take him away.”
Yan Liang listened and frowned, “Then, what do you want me to do to them?”
“What would you do if your own son was beaten?”
Ye Chen asked back. Yan Liang didn’t speak. He glanced at Gu Jianan. His handsome face was expressionless. Yan Liang knew that the child never said anything, always hiding his grievances in his heart. The fact that he would hit people today showed that he was absolutely infuriated.
Yan Liang never thought about Gu Jianan’s days in Yan-jia. But, he understood that if he could be beaten easily in his bedroom like today, then the past days wouldn’t be more different. He sincerely wanted to have a child, but he never calculated the reaction of his wife’s family.
He pondered about it, “Don’t worry, they will never take a step back to Yan-jia. I will replace Aunt Zhang and give Jianan bodyguards. How Zhou Yucheng lives his life, I will make Gu Jianan live a better life than that.”
Then, he looked at Ye Chen. He didn’t know why, but every time he faced Ye Chen, he didn’t feel that the person opposite him was a child. He expressed earnestly, “I regard Jianan as my own child, but I never raised a child before. I may not be doing it as well as I thought. I hope you can forgive me.”
Ye Chen was satisfied and smiled sweetly, “Thank you, Yan-shushu. Then, shall I leave?”
“Go ahead.” Ye Chen changed her face so quickly that Yan Liang was a little helpless.
Ye Chen smiled, dragged Gu Jianan downstairs, and greeted Ye Min.
“I’ll take you back.” Gu Jianan said lightly, pushing out the bike Ye Chen gave him from the yard.
Ye Chen obeyed the good advice and sat in the back seat. The wound on her head didn’t hurt anymore.
Gu Jianan carried her out. On the downhill road, he rode very fast. The wind whirred past her ears and Ye Chen couldn’t help but feel her heart soar. The tire suddenly stumbled over a stone. It was unstable for a moment. Ye Chen was so frightened that she hugged Gu Jianan’s waist. Gu Jianan, who was desperately trying to control the bike, was startled. The bike eventually calmed down. Gu Jianan was hugged by the person behind him and could sense her warmth. His heart abruptly began beating faster.
At this time, Ye Chen reacted and swiftly withdrew her hands, “I’m sorry, I…”
Before she finished speaking, Gu Jianan took her hands and pressed it back to his waist.
He turned his back to her, with a faint blush on his white face. Pretending to be calm, he voiced, “Just hold it. It’s safer than holding on to other places.”
Ye Chen was dumbfounded. She heard the system’s joyful voice in her ears, “Hold him! I don’t care! Just hold him! The favorability instantly rose by 5 points! Just from today, the favorability has risen by 15 points!”
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was ecstatic. She hugged Gu Jianan tightly, “Yes, yes, you’re right! It’s more comfortable to hug you!.”
Gu Jianan, “……”
Ye Chen realized that her words were too misleading, and hurriedly explained: “I mean, sitting on a bike like this, holding you is definitely safer than holding the seat.”
Gu Jianan, “……”
“Holding you—…”
“Okay, okay, stop it” Gu Jianan understood Ye Chen’s meaning and coughed softly, “Just sit still.”
Good man!
Good boy!
Footnotes
姐姐 – jiějiě; lit. Big Sister, Eldest Sister. A term used for a woman that is older than you.↵
Ry’s Corner
Cinnabun (Sinnabun) Roll Gu Jianan.
He hated it when others touched his things. He hated it very much.
Keep your hand to yourself and don’t touch Ye Chen if you still love your life!
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